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Quote: Originally posted by La-la on 27/7/2011

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Um - I would have thought the dealer ought to have dried it out before sealing ?     

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Exactly what I was thinking.  Take it back to the dealer and ask them to do the job correctly.

Shirley

Quote: Originally posted by White Rose on 27/7/2011

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We have a small patch of damp in the rear of our caravan, which the dealer fixed under warranty by sealing a screw in the rail.  He did this a month ago, but the damp meter reading doesn't seem to be reducing any.  Can anyone give me an idea of how long it usually takes for a damp patch to begin to dry out? 

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I second the reccomendation for the Captain Tolley (creeping crack cure) - it's brilliant stuff  

Still confused about the damp not getting sorted by the dealer first though - but maybe they did dry it out - then it got wet again as leak not fixed properly ???

Quote: Originally posted by Al+Mel on 28/7/2011

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I think this is an isolated damp spot in a caravan that previously tested ok for damp (none). It isn't new, so no manufacturers warranty.

If the leak has been stopped it will dry out - and this warm dry weather is going to help!

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Quote: Originally posted by Al+Mel on 28/7/2011

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Sorry Duplicate.

It a was a dealer warranty on a 'van out of manufacturers warranty, and the owner had tested it for damp before purchase.   (Its all on the forum).

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Quote: Originally posted by Al+Mel on 28/7/2011

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Sorry Duplicate.

It a was a dealer warranty on a 'van out of manufacturers warranty, and the owner had tested it for damp before purchase.   (Its all on the forum).

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Thank you all - Al+Mel are exactly right about the circumstances, the van's 13 years old but we had no issues with damp when we purchased it a couple of months ago.  I'm fairly sure that the dealers will be helpful about it, but had no real idea how much of a decrease in the damp meter reading we should have seen in a month.  From this thread, I'm starting to suspect the answer is that it will have stayed much the same.

Thanks again!

Hi-we had damp repaired in our caravan in April last year under warranty,the caravan went into dealers for its annual service at the end of May,and they phoned us up in a panic saying it was showing damp (it was a new dealer,our first time using them).We explained it had been back to the factory for repair,so they advised us to take it back to them in August for a damp check-which we did and it was 100% dry by then.

Jen.